The Summer Slaughter Tour

The Summer Slaughter Tour
The Summer Slaughter Tour
Location(s)	United States ; (2007- present); Mexico ; (2010); Canada ; (2008, 2009, 2014); Europe ; (2008); Australia/New Zealand ; (2009);
Years active	2007 - present
Founders	Ash Avildsen
Website	Official Website

The Summer Slaughter Tour is an annual metal music tour held every year since 2007. It originated in North America in 2007 and has toured in Canada in 2008, Europe in 2008, and Australia and New Zealand in 2009.

Summer Slaughter '08 was held in the United States and took place between June 20 and July 28, 2008. There was also a full Canadian portion of the tour between May 23 and June 8. The tour made its Australian debut on March 2009, taking place in five cities, plus one date in Auckland, New Zealand.

2007

Headliner:

Necrophagist

Supporting bands:

Tour dates

June 1 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
June 2 - New Jersey @ INFEST
June 3 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
June 4 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
June 5 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s
June 6 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
June 8 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
June 9 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
June 10 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater
June 11 - Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos Outdoors
June 13 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
June 14 - Las Vegas, NV
June 15 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
June 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
June 17 - Northern California
June 19 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
June 20 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
June 22 - Ogden, UT @ Country Club Theatre
June 23 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes
June 24 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
June 26 - St. Paul, MN
June 27 - Chicago, IL
June 28 - Cincinnati, OH
June 29 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
June 30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Robot Mosh Fest V
July 1 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
July 2 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
July 3 - Montreal, QC @ Foufones
July 4 - Montreal, QC @ Le Studio
July 5 - Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti
July 6 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
July 7 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
July 8 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club

2008

Headliner:

The Black Dahlia Murder

Supporting bands:

Tour dates:

June 20 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
June 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
June 22 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall
June 24 – Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
June 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
June 26 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
June 27 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
June 28 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
June 29 – Richmond, VA @ The National
June 30 – Spartanburg, VA @ Ground Zero
July 1 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
July 2 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
July 4 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
July 5 – Houston, TX @ Meridian
July 6 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
July 8 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
July 9 – El Paso, TX @ Club 101
July 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater
July 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
July 12 – Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome
July 13 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
July 15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
July 17 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
July 18 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
July 19 – Spokane, WA @ Big Easy Concert House
July 20 – Boise, ID @ Big Easy Concert House
July 21 – Logan, UT @ Club NVO
July 23 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Ballroom
July 24 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
July 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 26 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
July 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s
July 28 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

2008 (Canada)

Headliner:

Necrophagist

Support bands:

Tour dates

Aug. 14 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial
Aug. 15 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Aug. 16 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Aug. 18 - Thunder Bay, ON - Kilroys
Aug. 19 - Winnipeg, MB - Garrick Center
Aug. 20 - Regina, SK - Riddell Center
Aug. 21 - Calgary, AB - Warehouse
Aug. 22 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
Aug. 23 - Prince George, BC - Roll-a-Dome
Aug. 25 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom (no Common Grave, Divinity)

2008 (Europe)

Headliner:

Suicide Silence

Supporting bands:

Tour dates

Aug. 29 - Liverpool, UK - Barfly
Aug. 30 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage
Aug. 31 - Wrexham, UK - Central Station
Sep. 02 - Sheffield, UK - The Corporation
Sep. 03 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Sep. 04 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
Sep. 05 - Oxford, UK - The Zodiac
Sep. 06 - London, UK - Islington Academy
Sep. 07 - Brighton, UK Concorde 2
Sep. 08 - Newport, UK - TJ’s
Sep. 10 - Stuttgart, Germany - Röhre
Sep. 11 - Wien (A), Austria - Arena
Sep. 12 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus
Sep. 13 - Berlin, Germany - Kato
Sep. 14 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix

2009 (Australia/New Zealand)

Headliner:

Necrophagist

Supporting bands:

Dying Fetus
Aborted
The Red Shore (withdrew)
The Faceless
Dawn of Azazel (New Zealand only)
Ulcerate (New Zealand only)

Tour dates

Fri March 13th @ The Manning Bar , Sydney (AUS)
Sat March 14th @ The Red Room, Brisbane (AUS)
Sun March 15th @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide (AUS)
Mon March 16th @ Club Capitol, Perth (AUS)
Tue March 17th @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (AUS)
Fri March 20th @ Transmission Room, Auckland (NZ)

2009

Headliners:

Supporting bands:

Tour dates:

6/05 - Baltimore, Maryland @ Sonar
6/06 - Richmond, Virginia @ The National
6/07 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ TLA
6/08 - Hartford, Connecticut @ Webster Theater
6/10 - Charlotte, North Carolina @ Amos Southend
6/12 - Louisville. Kentucky @ Headliners
6/13 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
6/14 - St. Petersburg (Tampa), Florida @ Jannus Landing
6/15 - Jacksonville, Florida @ Plush
6/16 - Orlando, Florida @ Club Firestone
6/18 - San Antonio, Texas @ White Rabbit (Night One)
6/19 - Houston, Texas @ Java Jazz
6/20 - San Antonio, Texas @ White Rabbit (Night Two)
6/21 - Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
6/23 - Denver, Colorado @ Gothic Theatre
6/24 - Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Sunshine Theater
6/26 - Phoenix, Arizona @ The Marquee Theatre
6/27 - San Diego, California @ Soma
6/28 - Anaheim, California @ The Grove
6/29 - Las Vegas, Nevada @ House of Blues
6/30 - Los Angeles, California @ House of Blues
7/01 - San Francisco, California @ The Grand Ballroom
7/02 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Theater
7/03 - Seattle, Washington @ King Cat Theater
7/05 - Edmonton, Alberta @ The Starlite Room
7/06 - Calgary, Alberta @ The Whiske
7/07 - Spokane, Washington @ Knitting Factory
7/09 - Minneapolis, Minnesota @ First Ave
7/10 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ The Rave
7/11 - Birch Run, Michigan @ DirtFest
7/12 - Lakewood, Ohio @ Phantasy Concert Club
7/13 - Chicago, Illinois @ House of Blues
7/14 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bogart's
7/15 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
7/16 - Montreal, Quebec @ Medley
7/17 - Albany, New York @ Northern Lights
7/18 - Worcester, Massachusetts @ The Palladium
7/19 - New York, New York @ Irving Plaza (Day One)
7/20 - New York, New York @ Irving Plaza (Day Two)

2010

Headliner:

Decapitated^[2]

Supporting bands:

Tour dates:

7/17 - San Diego, California @ Soma
7/18 - Los Angeles, California @ House of Blues
7/19 - Tempe, Arizona @ Marquee
7/20 - El Paso, Texas @ Club 101
7/21 - San Antonio, Texas @ White Rabbit
7/22 - Austin, Texas @ Emo's
7/23 - Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas @ Ridglea Theatre
7/24 - Houston, Texas @ Warsaw Ballroom
7/26 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida @ Revolution
7/27 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
7/28 - Raleigh, North Carolina @ Volume 11
7/29 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ TLA (Theatre of Living Arts)
7/30 - Baltimore, Maryland @ Sonar
7/31 - Worcester, Massachusetts @ The Palladium
8/01 - New York, New York @ Irving Plaza
8/02 - Quebec City, Quebec @ Imperial
8/03 - Montreal, Quebec @ Club Soda
8/04 - Toronto, Ontario @ Opera House
8/05 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Peabody's
8/06 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bogart's
8/07 - Detroit, Michigan @ Harpos
8/08 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ The Rave
8/09 - Chicago, Illinois @ House of Blues
8/10 - Minneapolis, Minnesota @ First Ave
8/11 - Indianapolis, Indiana @ Emerson Theatre
8/13 - Denver, Colorado @ Summit Music Hall
8/14 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Club Sound
8/16 - Calgary, Alberta @ Republik
8/17 - Edmonton, Alberta @ The Starlite Room
8/19 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/20 - Seattle, Washington @ Studio Seven
8/21 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Theatre
8/23 - San Francisco, California @ The Fillmore

2010 (Mexico)

Headliners

Job for a Cowboy

Support bands

Tour dates

August 27th Monterrey, MEX – Cafe Iguana
August 28th Mexico City, MEX – Circo Volador
August 29th Tijuana, MEX – El Foro

2011

Headliners:

Supporting bands:

Tour dates:

7/22 - Los Angeles, California @ House of Blues
7/23 - Anaheim, California @ The Grove
7/25 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Theatre
7/26 - Seattle, Washington @ King Cat Theatre
7/27 - Boise, Idaho @ The Knitting Factory
7/28 - Sacramento, California @ Ace of Spades
7/29 - San Francisco, California @ The Fillmore
7/30 - San Diego, California @ House of Blues
7/31 - Scottsdale, Arizona @ Venue of Scottsdale
8/01 - Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Sunshine Theater
8/02 - Denver, Colorado @ Summit Music Hall
8/04 - Louisville, Kentucky @ Expo Five
8/05 - Detroit, Michigan @ St. Andrews
8/06 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ The Rave
8/07 - Cleveland, Ohio @ House of Blues
8/08 - Chicago, Illinois @ House of Blues
8/09 - Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy
8/10 - Montreal, Quebec @ Olympia
8/11 - New York, New York @ Irving Plaza
8/12 - Worcester, Massachusetts @ The Palladium
8/13 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Theatre of Living Arts
8/14 - Sayreville, New Jersey @ Starland Ballroom
8/15 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
8/16 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
8/17 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida @ Revolution
8/19 - Houston, Texas @ House of Blues
8/20 - San Antonio, Texas @ Backstage Live
8/21 - Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues

2012

Headliners:

Supporting bands:

Tour dates ^[3]

7/20- Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/21- San Diego, CA @ SOMA
7/22- Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
7/23- Scottsdale, AZ @ Venue of Scottsdale
7/25- Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
7/26- San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
7/27- Mission, TX @ Pharr Events Center
7/28- Houston, TX @ House of Blues
7/30- Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
7/31- Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
8/01- Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
8/02- Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
8/03- Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
8/04- Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
8/05- Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
8/07- Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
8/08- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
8/09- Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
8/10- Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/11- Montreal, QC @ Heavy Montreal
8/12- Toronto, ON @ Heavy Toronto
8/14- Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
8/15- Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's
8/16- Chicago, IL @ House Blues
8/17- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/18- St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
8/20- Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
8/22- Seattle, WA @ The Showbox Sodo
8/23- Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/24- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
8/25- Anaheim, CA @ The Grove

2013

Headliner:

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Supporting bands:

Tour dates: ^[4]

7/19 - San Francisco, California @ The Regency
7/20 - Los Angeles, California @ House of Blues
7/21 - Santa Ana, California @ The Observatory
7/24 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma @ Diamond Ballroom
7/26 - Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
7/27 - Houston, Texas @ House of Blues
7/29 - Orlando, Florida @ House of Blues (w/o Cattle Decapitation)
7/30 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
7/31 - Knoxville, Tennessee @ Old City Courtyard
8/01 - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina @ House of Blues
8/02 - Silver Spring, Maryland @ The Fillmore
8/03 - Worcester, Maryland @ The Palladium (w/o Norma Jean)
8/04 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ The Trocadero
8/07 - New York, New York @ Best Buy Theater
8/08 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Sound Academy
8/09 - Montreal, Quebec @ Heavy MTL
8/10 - Albany, New York @ Upstate Concert Hall
8/11 - Detroit, Michigan @ Majestic Theatre
8/12 - Chicago, Illinois @ House of Blues
8/13 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ The Rave
8/14 - Minneapolis, Minnesota @ Station 4
8/16 - Denver, Colorado @ Ogden Theatre
8/17 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Complex
8/19 - Seattle, Washington @ Showbox SODO
8/20 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Ballroom

2014

Headliner:

Morbid Angel

Supporting bands:

Tour dates: ^[5]

7/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
7/18 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
7/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater
7/21 - El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
7/22 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
7/23 - Denver, CO @ Summit
7/25 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
7/26 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
7/27 - Dallas, TX @ GMBG
7/29 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
7/30 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
7/31 - Knoxville, TN @ The International
8/01 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
8/02 - Chicago, IL @ Mojoes
8/03 - Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
8/05 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/06 - Detroit, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
8/07 - Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre
8/08 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
8/09 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
8/12 - Springfield, VA @ Empire (NO Morbid Angel)

2014 (Canada)

Headliner:

The Faceless

Supporting bands:

Rings of Saturn
Archspire
Fallujah
Fatality (8/14-8/20)
Black Crown Initiate

Tour dates:

8/14 Quebec City, QC @ Dagobert
8/15 Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques
8/16 Toronto, QC @ Mod Club
8/17 Jonquiere, QC @ Salle Nikitoutagan
8/18 Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Rock Cafe
8/19 Sherbrooke, QC @ Le Magog
8/20 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon Nightclub
8/23 Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop
8/24 Kelowna, BC @ Sapphire Nightclub
8/25 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
8/26 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
8/27 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
8/28 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst

The Slaughter Survivors Tour 2011 (North America)

Headliner:

Conducting From The Grave

Support bands:

Tour dates

07/22 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
07/23 Gallup, NM – The Juggernaut
07/24 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
07/25 Austin, TX – Emo’s
07/27 Orlando, FL – Firestone
07/28 St Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
07/29 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
07/30 Springfield, VA – Jaxx
07/31 Trenton, NJ – Backstage at Champs
08/03 Wilmington, DE – Mojo 13
08/04 Amityville, NY – Broadway Bar
08/05 Holyoke, MA – Waterfront Tavern
08/06 Amsterdam, NY – Elks Hall 101
08/07 Jermyn, PA – Eleanor Rigby’s
08/08 Covington, KY – Mad Hatter
08/10 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
08/11 Steger, IL – Another Hole In the Wall
08/12 St. Paul, MN – Station 4
08/13 Des Moines, IA – People’s Court
08/14 Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground
08/15 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
08/16 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
08/18 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
08/19 Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk
08/20 Sparks, NV – The Alley

The Slaughter Survivors Tour 2012 (North America)

Headliner:

Pathology

Support bands:

Tour dates

7/21 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Atrium
7/22 Portland, OR @ Branx
7/23 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
7/24 Boise, ID @ The Venue
7/26 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
7/27 Salina, KS @ The Factory
7/28 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
7/29 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
7/30 Green Bay, WI @ The Hideout
7/31 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
8/1 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
8/2 Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts
8/3 Smithtown, NY @ Masonic Temple
8/4 Trenton, NJ @ Backstage At Champs
8/5 Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13
8/6 New York, NY @ Studio At Webster Hall
8/7 Springfield, VA @ Empire
8/8 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
8/9 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundro-Lounge
8/11 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
8/13 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
8/14 San Antonio, TX @ Korova
8/15 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
8/17 Tempe, AZ @ Rocky Point
8/18 Temecula, CA @ The Vault
8/19 Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky

Fan-voted openers

In 2011, The Summer Slaughter Tour offered their fans the opportunity to vote on who would open the tour. Fans were given ten bands to choose from and vote on. The choices for 2011 were Dawn Of Ashes, Revocation, Neuraxis, Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Within The Ruins, Volumes, Augury, 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Rings of Saturn, and Struc/tures. Within the Ruins ultimately received the most votes and thus the opening spot for the tour. That same year Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Rings Of Saturn, Volumes, and Struc/tures all toured together on what was billed as The Slaughter Survivors Tour. This tour also included Scale the Summit who had not been part of the voting.

For the 2012 edition of The Summer Slaughter Tour, fans were once again given the chance to vote on the opening act. Again ten bands were chosen for the fans to vote on. The choices for 2012 were Aegaeon, Battlecross, Cerebral Bore, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit For An Autopsy, Hour of Penance, I Declare War, Pathology, and Vildhjarta. The opening slot for the 2012 tour went to Cerebral Bore while Pathology, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit For An Autopsy, and Aegaeon joined each other on the 2012 Slaughter Survivors Tour.

The choices for the 2013 tour were Abiotic, As They Burn, Dark Sermon, Erra, Fit For An Autopsy, Howl, Intervals, Into The Flood, King Conquer, Last Chance To Reason, My Bitter End, Nekrogoblikon, Rings Of Saturn, Syqem, Soreption, Today I Caught The Plague, and Thy Art Is Murder. Thy Art Is Murder was the chosen band. Vektor were put on the initial ballot without the band knowing it, and upon discovery had to withdraw due to lack of availability.

Most appearances at The Summer Slaughter Tour

References

External links

[1] Canadian tour 2008

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